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Tertiary in general means third. In a medical context, it could be found in a few uses. The tertiary phase of a disease is the third phase; for example, neurosyphilis is hte tertiary phase of that disease. Tertiary care is highly specialized hospital care. For instance, a burn center or trauma center might be a tertiary care center - a place to which other hospitals transfer patients for more specialized care. Tertiary prevention is concerned with helping people who are already ill to improve their quality of life and minimize disability.
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What has the author Karen To written?
Karen To has written: 'A review of linezolid use in a tertiary care hospital'
What levels of care are typically provided in a modern general hospital?
The general hospitals of today provide all levels of care, as described below: Primary Care - for colds, flus, bacterial or viral diseases, broken bones, sort muscles, skin rashes, etc. Secondary Care - secondary care is given by health care providers who specialize in specific ares of the medical field, such as cardiologists for heart health, and oncologists for cancers, etc. Tertiary Care - this level of care requires a higher level of specialty care within the hospital and also requires the patient's admission into the hospital. Highly specialized equipment and expertise, and intensive surgeries are treatments or procedures listed in tertiary care. Quaternary Care - this level of care is considered to be an extension of tertiary care, only more specialized and often highly unusual, even experimental. Not every hospital offers quaternary care because it is so specialized.
What does acute care specialty mean?
Acute care refers to hospital care.
Is chemo tertiary or secondary health care?
Tertiary
What do you do after losing 50 percent of your functional skin surface?
Patients in this situation try to survive lots of skin grafting procedures and burn unit care at a tertiary hospital system.
What is a tertiary referral?
It's a referral between 2 consultants within a hospital.
What sector does customer care cover?
Tertiary Sector
What kind of doctor is a endometriologist?
Dr.Deepthi Kondagari has done her MBBS from Osmania Medical College, MD in Internal Medicine from Kakatiya Medical College, and attained her dnb in Endocrinology from Yashoda hospital, Secundrabad a 1200 bedded tertiary care hospital.
How did hospital care improve during the industrial revolution?
hospital care
Is there a hospital named northwest armed forces hospital in tabuk Saudi Arabia?
Yes, it's a tertiary military hospital in north west region of saudi arabia
What kind of hospital is the Philippine General Hospital?
It's tertiary hospital with 1,500 bed capacity catering all walks in life. It is a university hospital where competitive graduates go for an excellent training.
What are the four levels of preventive care?
primary secondary tertiary
